Just eight months after its formation, Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad (BGCS) has been dissolved and reconstituted under a new name "Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti".

The announcement was made yesterday during a national coordination meeting at the Abu Sayed Convention Hall in Dhaka, with BGCS Convener Abu Baker Mojumdar unveiling the change.

Present at the event were Akhter Hossen, member secretary of NCP; Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser for the southern region; Sarjis Alam, chief organiser for the northern region; Ariful Islam Adib, senior joint convener; Zahid Ahsan, member secretary; and other key organisers.

BGCS was originally formed on February 26 this year by a faction of leaders from the anti-discrimination student movement.